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Saturday, December 31, 2005
NOT EXACTLY A CHRISTMAS BACCHANALIA
Click HERE to enlarge. The picture can enlarge to full screen which you'll need to see all the toys.
Bresee's window display wasn't the packed Christmas window which caused Ralphie and Randy to drool with anticipation, but it was a great display nevertheless. I have several Christmas windows my father shot for Bresee's Department Store; this is the most elaborate. One window had Santa and an elephant with a sign saying that Santa never forgets.
One year when I was maybe 8 or 9, I got a "walking doll." It cost a whopping $17. She stood about 24," looked like an 8-year-old little girl, and her arms and legs moved. She would walk in a robot-like fashion if you stood behind her, held her hands and moved her forward. My Grandmother B and her friends hand sewed a complete wardrobe for her using leftovers from outfits they had sewn over the years. (My grandmother neverever wasted a single thing. When making alterations, she'd remove the original thread all in one piece and re-use it.) Along with the doll and her clothing, I was given antique doll furniture which my mother had played with as a child. I still have the little chest of drawers, and I still have the doll.
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